2. Quotes Interesting Facts Influences Famous Works Life Story 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 What was one of Allen Ginsberg’s most famous quotes?

4. Answer 1 – 10 “Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.”

5. Question 1 - 20 What term was supposedly coined by Ginsberg?

6. Answer 1 – 20 “ Flower Power.”

7. Question 1 - 30 “The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction the weight, the weight we carry is ____. ” Fill in the blank

8. Answer 1 – 30 Love

9. Question 1 - 40 “Everything is holy! Everybody's holy! Everywhere is holy! Everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel!” What poem is this from?

10. Answer 1 – 40 “Howl and Other Poems.”

11. Question 1 - 50 “Our heads are round so ______ can change direction” Fill in the Blank

12. Answer 1 – 50 Thought

13. Question 2 - 10 What countries were Ginsberg expelled from in 1965?

14. Answer 2 – 10 Cuba Czechoslovakia

15. Question 2 - 20 What religion did he convert to after he left Judaism?

16. Answer 2 – 20 Buddahism

17. Question 2 - 30 What other activities was Allen fond of later in life?

18. Answer 2 – 30 Photography and music

19. Question 2 - 40 What was the drug Allen Ginsberg signed up to be a test subject for?

20. Answer 2 – 40 LSD

21. Question 2 - 50 What about Allen’s mother had a great impact on his life?

22. Answer 2 – 50 She was mentally ill and eventually admitted to an insane aslyum

23. Question 3 - 10 How did Ginsberg first learn about poetry?

24. Answer 3 – 10 His father recited poetry to Allen and his brother when they were younger

25. Question 3 - 20 Who was Allen’s favorite poet?

26. Answer 3 – 20 Walt Whitman

27. Question 3 - 30 What were some older “Beat Generation” authors that helped Ginsberg become involved in poetry?

28. Answer 3 – 30 William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassidy, Jack Kerouac, David Krammer, Herbert Huncke, and Lucien Carr

29. Question 3 - 40 What famous poet was Ginsberg often compared to?

30. Answer 3 – 40 Walt Whitman

31. Question 3 - 50 What teacher introduced Ginsberg to Whitman’s work?

32. Answer 3 – 50 His high school teacher, Francis Durbin

33. Question 4 - 10 In what year was “Howl and Other Poems,” published?

34. Answer 4 – 10 1956

35. Question 4 - 20 What was the name of the book he wrote with William S. Burroughs?

36. Answer 4 – 20 “Yage Letters.”

37. Question 4 - 30 What was Ginsberg’s first published work?

38. Answer 4 – 30 “Howl and Other Poems.”

39. Question 4 - 40 What poem did Allen write while he was in San Francisco?

40. Answer 4 – 40 “Song.”

41. Question 4 - 50 Where did Allen first read “Kaddish?”

42. Answer 4 – 50 Columbia University’s McMillan Theatre

43. Question 5 - 10 What was Allen Ginsberg full name?

44. Answer 5 – 10 Irwin Allen Ginsberg

45. Question 5 - 20 Where did Ginsberg attend college?

46. Answer 5 – 20 Columbia University

47. Question 5 - 30 At what college did Ginsberg become a professor at?

48. Answer 5 – 30 Brooklyn College

49. Question 5 - 40 What was the name of Ginsberg’s life-long partner?

50. Answer 5 – 40 Peter Orlovsky

51. Question 5 - 50 In what year did Allen Ginsberg die?

52. Answer 5 – 50 1997